Felix Surname
Approximately 804,067 people bear this surname
Felix Surname Definition:
FElizabethde Kanoto, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill sive Liber feodorum in Curia Scaccarii.
Read More About This SurnameFelix Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 335,460 | 1:638 | 84 |
| Mexico | 109,484 | 1:1,134 | 179 |
| Nigeria | 54,252 | 1:3,265 | 444 |
| United States | 37,317 | 1:9,713 | 1,173 |
| Chad | 33,699 | 1:403 | 36 |
| Haiti | 32,124 | 1:333 | 33 |
| Angola | 29,776 | 1:906 | 154 |
| Tanzania | 29,372 | 1:1,802 | 247 |
| Philippines | 16,497 | 1:6,137 | 524 |
| Peru | 10,697 | 1:2,971 | 491 |
| Mozambique | 10,506 | 1:2,595 | 637 |
| Guatemala | 8,156 | 1:1,972 | 327 |
| Rwanda | 8,062 | 1:1,410 | 335 |
| Portugal | 7,888 | 1:1,321 | 211 |
| France | 7,435 | 1:8,934 | 805 |
| South Africa | 5,499 | 1:9,852 | 1,223 |
| Malawi | 5,490 | 1:3,118 | 396 |
| Dominican Republic | 5,107 | 1:2,043 | 305 |
| Kenya | 5,032 | 1:9,177 | 1,173 |
| Madagascar | 4,269 | 1:5,540 | 1,134 |
| Ghana | 4,226 | 1:6,394 | 870 |
| Spain | 4,212 | 1:11,100 | 1,298 |
| Ethiopia | 3,542 | 1:27,540 | 3,358 |
| Germany | 2,415 | 1:33,336 | 4,399 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2,290 | 1:3,561 | 176 |
| Canada | 1,775 | 1:20,758 | 2,864 |
| Cameroon | 1,699 | 1:12,224 | 1,654 |
| Switzerland | 1,573 | 1:5,221 | 789 |
| Argentina | 1,568 | 1:27,260 | 2,277 |
| India | 1,477 | 1:519,340 | 25,926 |
| Ecuador | 1,455 | 1:10,932 | 1,758 |
| Togo | 1,365 | 1:5,310 | 1,020 |
| England | 1,311 | 1:42,500 | 5,426 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,283 | 1:1,063 | 157 |
| Saint Lucia | 1,181 | 1:151 | 21 |
| Belgium | 1,077 | 1:10,675 | 1,543 |
| Netherlands | 1,045 | 1:16,160 | 2,471 |
| Puerto Rico | 1,003 | 1:3,540 | 284 |
| Saudi Arabia | 954 | 1:32,344 | 4,580 |
| Malaysia | 930 | 1:31,714 | 2,700 |
| DR Congo | 889 | 1:83,104 | 9,543 |
| Sri Lanka | 804 | 1:25,881 | 3,346 |
| Colombia | 749 | 1:63,784 | 2,928 |
| Egypt | 702 | 1:130,963 | 10,408 |
| Uruguay | 698 | 1:4,917 | 560 |
| Grenada | 588 | 1:185 | 28 |
| Guyana | 500 | 1:1,524 | 266 |
| Indonesia | 467 | 1:283,189 | 25,442 |
| Dominica | 371 | 1:205 | 50 |
| Mauritius | 349 | 1:3,706 | 700 |
| Australia | 318 | 1:84,892 | 9,824 |
| Cuba | 306 | 1:37,656 | 1,742 |
| Bolivia | 287 | 1:36,991 | 2,293 |
| Ivory Coast | 222 | 1:103,924 | 5,347 |
| Panama | 221 | 1:17,703 | 1,244 |
| Venezuela | 216 | 1:139,834 | 4,447 |
| Russia | 212 | 1:679,826 | 58,189 |
| Czechia | 195 | 1:54,531 | 9,137 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 193 | 1:572 | 60 |
| Austria | 167 | 1:50,991 | 8,054 |
| Israel | 140 | 1:61,126 | 7,761 |
| Belize | 121 | 1:2,938 | 603 |
| Thailand | 121 | 1:583,788 | 99,456 |
| Sweden | 119 | 1:82,746 | 6,109 |
| Chile | 109 | 1:161,619 | 5,406 |
| Paraguay | 103 | 1:70,260 | 1,830 |
| Nicaragua | 102 | 1:59,030 | 1,521 |
| Honduras | 93 | 1:94,800 | 1,650 |
| Suriname | 89 | 1:6,209 | 1,452 |
| Italy | 83 | 1:736,828 | 61,221 |
| Seychelles | 82 | 1:1,127 | 271 |
| Solomon Islands | 82 | 1:7,074 | 1,084 |
| Namibia | 78 | 1:30,890 | 4,700 |
| Barbados | 70 | 1:4,106 | 526 |
| Congo | 70 | 1:71,273 | 6,207 |
| Japan | 68 | 1:1,880,063 | 27,024 |
| Slovakia | 67 | 1:79,649 | 15,428 |
| Jamaica | 66 | 1:43,484 | 2,689 |
| China | 65 | 1:21,035,716 | 1,165 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 62 | 1:2,862 | 296 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Zimbabwe | 59 | 1:261,665 | 27,736 |
| New Zealand | 56 | 1:80,863 | 11,672 |
| Benin | 50 | 1:206,712 | 19,428 |
| Norway | 50 | 1:102,846 | 13,903 |
| French Polynesia | 49 | 1:5,731 | 1,283 |
| Micronesia | 49 | 1:2,168 | 438 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| Uganda | 49 | 1:796,720 | 37,939 |
| Poland | 46 | 1:826,277 | 64,341 |
| Pakistan | 41 | 1:4,357,168 | 30,068 |
| Romania | 41 | 1:489,704 | 37,604 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| El Salvador | 36 | 1:176,219 | 1,982 |
| Niger | 32 | 1:599,751 | 14,963 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:172,704 | 9,690 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:103,151 | 8,167 |
| Denmark | 29 | 1:194,645 | 16,083 |
| Marshall Islands | 26 | 1:1,993 | 478 |
| Burundi | 25 | 1:392,194 | 499 |
| Greece | 25 | 1:443,192 | 58,048 |
| Lebanon | 25 | 1:225,483 | 8,917 |
| Belarus | 22 | 1:431,866 | 42,756 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| United Arab Emirates | 18 | 1:509,015 | 23,390 |
| Oman | 16 | 1:230,498 | 3,970 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 15 | 1:6,611 | 774 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 1:1,178,833 | 65,606 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Curaçao | 14 | 1:11,232 | 389 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Hong Kong | 13 | 1:564,268 | 3,428 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Bermuda | 10 | 1:6,528 | 1,005 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10 | 1:5,520 | 561 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Sierra Leone | 9 | 1:787,737 | 678 |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 1:931,855 | 5,350 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Moldova | 7 | 1:508,767 | 32,975 |
| Senegal | 7 | 1:2,082,763 | 4,662 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| British Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:5,266 | 561 |
| Vietnam | 6 | 1:15,441,009 | 3,090 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4 | 1:28,165 | 1,050 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 131 | 1:11,973 | 726 |
| England | 121 | 1:201,449 | 15,997 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,416 | 1:35,465 | 4,214 |
The alternate forms: Félix (22,675), Fèlix (22), Felíx (6), Fêlix (3) & Fēlix (1) are calculated separately.
Felix (2,386,269) may also be a first name.
Felix Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Felix'; as often as not a female name; v. Phillis. The first two entries following refer to the same individual:
FElizabethde Kanoto, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill sive Liber feodorum in Curia Scaccarii. Temp. Henry III & Edward I.
Felicia de Kaneto, ibid.
Felice Holeg, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Johannes Sorowles, et FElizabethuxor, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
(Latin) Fruitful, Fortunate, Lucky [Latin felix] This was the surname assumed by the dictator Sylla.
From the latin "felix" - happy. It is both a first and a last name.
Found in various areas in Spain. Name of village near Almería. Derived from latin "filius" meaning a son or a daughter. The form Felix is probably a patronymic.
Classic latin "felix" had the meaning of fertile and abundant.
(English) Descendant of Felix (happy).
Happy: a latinization, or the personal name.
Radulphus Fellex of Normandy 1195, Nicholas Feliz 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Gilbert, Hugh, John Felice of England c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
User-submitted Reference
It is a surname of Italian origin, from the region of Venice. The surname is patronymic. Felix comes from Latin and means 'happy'. There is an archaic form of Fiiz on record, but it was Felix.
- gabryell2006From the Catalan form of the personal name, Felix, borne by several saints, or perhaps a nickname from feliu, meaning 'happy' or 'fortunate'.
- yetibashFelix Demographics
Average Felix Salary in
United States
$38,779 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Felix Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Felix Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Felix (Arabic: فيليك, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻠﻜﺲ, Hindi: फेलिक्स, Marathi: फ़ेलीक्स, Oriya: େଫଲିକ୍ସ) is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Félix, Fèlix, Felíx, Fêlix or Fēlix. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Felix? popularity and diffusion
The surname Felix is the 680th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 9,063 people. The surname Felix occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Felix are found; 44 percent are found in South America and 42 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 238th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 2,386,269 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 335,460 people, or 1 in 638. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 20 percent reside, Pernambuco, where 11 percent reside and Ceará, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Brazil this last name is found in 169 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.
Felix Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Felix has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Felix surname expanded 2,635 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,083 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 775 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 77 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 214 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Felix Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (65%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Melkite Greek Catholic (86%) in Lebanon and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Felix surname are 0.72000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.95% being registered with the political party.
The amount Felix earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 57.22% less than the national average, earning €12,846 per year; in Norway they earn 1.84% more than the national average, earning 352,437 kr per year; in Peru they earn 8.35% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,766 per year; in South Africa they earn 18.53% less than the national average, earning R 193,596 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.06% more than the national average, earning $23,851,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.13% less than the national average, earning $38,779 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.59% less than the national average, earning $44,422 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Felix Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Felix in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻠﻜﺲ | flks | - |
| Felix in the Hindi language | ||
| फेलिक्स | pheliksa | - |
| Felix in the Oriya language | ||
| େଫଲିକ୍ସ | ephaliksa | 81.82 |
| େଫଲିସ | ephalisa | 5.45 |
| େଫଲି | ephali | 3.64 |
| େଫଲିକ୍ସ୍ | ephaliks | 3.64 |
| Felix in the Marathi language | ||
| फ़ेलीक्स | feliksa | 66.67 |
| फ़ॆलीक् | felik | 16.67 |
| ऍली | eli | 16.67 |
| Felix in the Arabic language | ||
| فيليك | fylyk | - |
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Felix Reference & Research
Felix DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Felix FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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